NCAA Div 2: Seattle Redhawks Sweep Instate Rivals, Central Washington

ELLENSBURG, Wash., November 3. RACHEL DiPasquale took first place in two events to lead the Seattle University women’s swim team to a 144-60 victory over Central Washington University in a dual meet on Saturday afternoon in Ellensburg. The Seattle men were victorious 127-77, as the Redhawks swept the meet.

DiPasquale (Jr., Renton, Wash./Kentridge HS) won the sprint freestyles to lead the women to victory. She took first in the 50-yard free in a time of 25.47 seconds, and followed that up by winning the 100-yard free in 54.74 seconds. The Redhawks finished 1-2-3 in the latter event.

Seattle also pulled a 1-2-3 sweep in the 200-yard free. Kristen Michener (Jr., Sacramento, Calif./Loretto HS) led the way with a winning time of 1:57.88.

The Redhawks won seven of the nine individual events and both relays in the women’s competition. The winning Seattle relays were the 200-yard medley relay in a time of 1:53.60 and the 200-yard free relay in a time of 1:43.29.

Erin Matthew (Fr., Bremerton, Wash./Central Kitsap HS) took first in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:15.36. Lydia Woodwall (Sr., Normandy Park, Wash./Highline HS) took first in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:00.35.

Kristie Rice (Fr., Des Moines, Wash./Mount Rainier HS), who last week earned all-conference honors with a seventh-place finish at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference championships, proved she is just as agile in the water, swimming to victory in the 500-yard free in a time of 5:30.73. Marion Gallagher (Jr., Everett, Wash./Cascade HS) won the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:08.94.

The Seattle men captured six of the nine individual titles and one relay on their way to victory. Led by Ryan Denzer’s (Jr., University Place, Wash./Curtis HS) time of 47.08 seconds in the 100-free, the Redhawks swam to a 1-2-3 sweep. Seattle also finished 1-2-3 in the 100-breast, with Ross Haverlah (Fr., Petaluma, Calif./Casa Grande HS) leading the way with a time of 59.4 seconds.